Relative to Rollo's comments re. Ryan Luther, he will seek a medical redshirt because he was injured in the first few games. If he receives another year of eligibility, can he play immediately as a grad transfer or must he sit out a transfer year?

Seems quite thin, but would add some size and scoring touch. Also (FWIW), his bio says he's studying kinesiology & nutrition (2 programs that UD has), and that he belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. One certain downside, though: unless he graduates by this summer, we couldn't play him until 2019-20. We need help for 2018-19.

Concur strongly, whatever you say about the A10 being a guard dominated league; Basketball is a big man’s game. Today, i saw how undersized Rhode Island was against Duke. The size made all the difference.Posted via Mobile Device

Rhode Island

RHODE ISLAND
The University of Rhode Island was chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. Located in southern Rhode Island, URI is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state's capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York URI currently offers 100 majors in seven degree-granting colleges. There are more than 12,000 students on the Kingston campus, about 3,000 in Providence, and a complement of about 700 faculty. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams.

Concur strongly, whatever you say about the A10 being a guard dominated league; Basketball is a big man’s game. Today, i saw how undersized Rhode Island was against Duke. The size made all the difference.Posted via Mobile Device

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Rhode Island

RHODE ISLAND
The University of Rhode Island was chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. Located in southern Rhode Island, URI is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state's capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York URI currently offers 100 majors in seven degree-granting colleges. There are more than 12,000 students on the Kingston campus, about 3,000 in Providence, and a complement of about 700 faculty. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams.

BTW, since none of us have any idea who Taylor, is...he's a 6'5" stud and Arizona is lurking...

"A 6-foot-5 wing, Taylor averaged 21.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game this past season as a redshirt junior. The Gary, Indiana native shot 42 percent from the field, 42 percent from 3, and 86 percent from the free-throw line."

BTW, since none of us have any idea who Taylor, is...he's a 6'5" stud and Arizona is lurking...

"A 6-foot-5 wing, Taylor averaged 21.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game this past season as a redshirt junior. The Gary, Indiana native shot 42 percent from the field, 42 percent from 3, and 86 percent from the free-throw line."

He's a former football player and he's got more muscle on them a typical freshman big. Physically he looks stronger than Kurt, Finn or Kostas out of high school. For a freshman he looks like someone after a couple years who could be a tight end

He's good enough to play for UD. Tell me last time UD had a kid (Ok, Big Steve, rest his soul) let alone a Frosh that big that could walk and chew gum at the same time..I think UD is due to have more than one player that size every 5-10 years that can average almost 7 ppg and 5.5 rpg..
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"Expect them to be active in recruiting transfers. The Dayton basketball Instagram account shared a photo on Monday of Kevin Dillard, Jordan Sibert, Charles Cooke and Josh Cunningham — four transfers who have led Dayton in scoring the last seven years — and it looked like a message to potential transfers who might consider the Flyers."

"Expect them to be active in recruiting transfers. The Dayton basketball Instagram account shared a photo on Monday of Kevin Dillard, Jordan Sibert, Charles Cooke and Josh Cunningham — four transfers who have led Dayton in scoring the last seven years — and it looked like a message to potential transfers who might consider the Flyers."

@PatLawless_
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James Scott tells me Nevada, Arizona, Maryland, St. John's, Dayton and Georgetown are all recruiting him hard as well. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

@PatLawless_
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James Scott tells me Nevada, Arizona, Maryland, St. John's, Dayton and Georgetown are all recruiting him hard as well. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Boosting his scoring numbers by close to eight points per contest from his freshman to sophomore seasons, Scott posted some of his best outings against higher level competition. During the out of conference portion of the season, he scored 26 against Butler, 17 against Florida State, 21 against Washington and 19 against Texas Tech. He completed the season by scoring over 20 points in four of his final five contests and scored in double figures in over 80 percent of his games.

Young started five of the 30 games in which he appeared during the 2017-18 season, averaging 6.2 points per game in 16.8 minutes per contest. The 6’2, 185-pounder hit 32.3-percent of his shots from three-point range and 41.3 percent overall.

The best performance of his career came against Texas Tech in the Big 12 tournament — he scored 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including six of seven three-pointers.

"In his sophomore season, he was NKU's third-leading scorer, averaging 12 points per game, to go along with 5.6 rebounds. Williams' 60.8 percent field goal percentage was one of the highest in the country.

After starting the first 27 games of the season, he was replaced by Dantez Walton, who started the team's final six games. In his freshman season, Williams started 34 games and was named to the Horizon League Freshman Team. He was named Mr. Kentucky in 2016 while playing for Owens County."

Does anyone else think all of this transferring in college basketball is getting out of control?

Short answer - Yes, I do.

There of couple of things that I have read that I was going to comment on but hesitated because of what it may stir up but it is the offseason and we are close to a Gem City Jam discussion.

I saw a quote or the like from AG when he was asked about the changes to to transfer rule that were being considered. Primarily the one not requiring sitting out a year. AG said something to the effect that would be a mistake because if it was easier to transfer some may leave after a tough year where they did not get any PT, like him. I believe in AG's days, it was not uncommon for players to ride the bench a year or two before getting major PT. i read that and thought that he didn't understand what was happening in the transfer world, that many were transferring to upgrade.

The second was the discussion of the Svoboda situation and comparing it to Meachum leaving. It was okay for Svoboda to leave but why was Meachum vilified? Made me think, how things were different when Meachum left. there were less transfers. For the most part, UD has benefited from the transfer up. Meachum is the only loss that I can remember. All the transfers out of UD were transfers down.

Major college sports have just become big business. That is what makes the UMBC and Loyola Chicago stories so great. They spend a whole lot less on their programs but got some great results. I would love to see the NBA change their rules to eliminate the one and dones. I also think the sponsor of teams by Nike, Under Armour, etc. needs to change. It may be pollyannaish but I would like to see a swing back to true student athletes, not semi pros.

I hear you, CE80. I remember seeing Duke play in the 1978 championship game as an “upstart” (before K arrived). It was a surprise, because the program had been in the dumps for about 10 years prior, but their nucleus of Jim Spanarkel, Mike Gminski, and Gene Banks (all guys who went to Duke because of academics as well as basketball) was good enough to propel them into the championship game against a highly-favored, senior-laden Kentucky squad that featured “Goose” Givens and Rick Robey.

That was 40 years ago. This year, both squads stood good chances of making another deep run in the tourney (and Duke may still make it), but they’re doing it on the strength of “one-and-done” players who are more reminiscent of the MonStars from “Space Jam” than great athletes who were also intelligent students, like Jim Spanarkel, Len Elmore, and Clark Kellogg (and I mentioned these 3 because you can tell by the way they speak that they learned a few things during their times at Duke, Maryland, and Ohio State).

At the risk of turning this into a political discussion (“Make America Great Again”), it’s easy to see why people remember the old days fondly, and would like to see certain elements from those days make a comeback in today’s society...and in today’s world of college basketball.Posted via Mobile Device

Does anyone else think all of this transferring in college basketball is getting out of control?

Yes, it appears that way. But is it just our perception, or do the facts bear it out. Anyone know the facts? Comparing today to 25 years ago, no doubt. But has there been an increasing trend in the last ten years?

With all the decent players transferring out of lesser schools, if they do away with the year sitting out, then open the flood gates!

The second was the discussion of the Svoboda situation and comparing it to Meachum leaving. It was okay for Svoboda to leave but why was Meachum vilified? Made me think, how things were different when Meachum left.

Meachum waited for several months after the season ended to announce he was leaving, which effectively made it very difficult for BG to find a replacement. It was also assumed that he used UD simply as a stopgap with every intention of transferring to Illinois at whatever time they offered him a scholarship. There is a big difference between the two situations.

Yes, it appears that way. But is it just our perception, or do the facts bear it out. Anyone know the facts? Comparing today to 25 years ago, no doubt. But has there been an increasing trend in the last ten years?

With all the decent players transferring out of lesser schools, if they do away with the year sitting out, then open the flood gates!

I do not have stats so perhaps it is perception but I'm willing to put some money on it that there are more transfers this year than 10 years ago and even five years ago.

From an Indy Star article in Nov 2017:
According to the NCAA, about 40 percent of Division I players leave their first school by end of sophomore year. Percentage of players transferring from one four-year school to another increased from 9.4 in 2003-04 to 13.8 in 2013-14, according to Sports Illustrated and the NCAA. That represents a 47 percent increase. The figure dipped slightly last year.

Forgot about that. It ended up being true but that was not his motivation and I’m not so sure he wasn’t told to leave. Remember he originally was going to go to Penn St. now that may be a transfer up
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From an Indy Star article in Nov 2017:
According to the NCAA, about 40 percent of Division I players leave their first school by end of sophomore year. Percentage of players transferring from one four-year school to another increased from 9.4 in 2003-04 to 13.8 in 2013-14, according to Sports Illustrated and the NCAA. That represents a 47 percent increase. The figure dipped slightly last year.

I am not understanding this stat, 40% of D1 players leave their D1 school by the end of year 2? That would mean at the average school a two year class of 7 kids would have 3 leaving in year one or two.

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MoreSt Joe’s, Temple & Clemson are the latest to become involved for Kennesaw State transfer guard James Scott; sophomore averaged over 17 points per game this season

Temple

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple College became Temple University in 1907. Located in Philadelphia, Temple is a comprehensive public research university with 34,000 students, 8 campuses, and 300 academic degree programs. Notable alumni include Bill Cosby and Daryl Hall. Temple's nickname is the Owls and are fellow A10 Conference members.

St Joseph's

ST. JOSEPH'S
Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851, Saint Joseph's University advances the professional and personal ambitions of men and women by providing a demanding, yet supportive educational experience. One of only 139 schools nationwide with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and AACSB business school accreditation, Saint Joseph's is home to 4,200 full-time undergraduates and 3,100 graduate, part-time and doctoral candidates. Located in urban Philadelphia, SJU is a fellow member of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Hawks. Athletic claim to fame is is the Hawk mascot, a university student on full scholarship who wears a Hawk uniform and flaps his wings continuously for an entire athletic event. School spirit slogan is "The Hawk Will Never Die."

13.6 points per game...Led the Horizon League with 54 steals and 1.7 steals per game...Dished out 84 assists and averaged 4.3 rebounds per game...Scored in double figures 22 times and had eight games of 20 or more points

Thanks for the article. It was a good read. It was interesting that they mentioned Jordan Sibert transferring from Ohio State and Vee Sanford from Georgetown being instrumental in Dayton's elite eight run.

Interesting grad transfer name to watch... guard originally out of Chicago.

@jeremywoo
I’m told Miles Reynolds has been granted his release from Pacific. Will be eligible as a grad transfer and also intends to explore options professionally. Reynolds began his career at Saint Louis, and averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists this season.Posted via Mobile Device

Saint Louis

SAINT LOUIS
Saint Louis University is a Jesuit, Catholic university ranked among the top research institutions in the nation. The University fosters the intellectual and character development of more than 12,700 students. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Located in St. Louis, MO, and just five minutes from the Gateway Arch, SLU offers 85 undergraduate programs and over 50 graduate study tracks. Over 99% of the SLU faculty hold the highest degree in their respective fields. Fellow member of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Billikens, but also commonly known as "Sloo", the phonetic pronunciation of the school's initials. Athletic claims to fame include multiple national titles in men's soccer and men's basketball star Larry Hughes.

I wonder what really went on at Oklahoma this year? Lon Kruger is a great coach whose teams exude discipline... until Trey Young showed up.... Now Young is a GREAT talent, but he showed less than zero discipline in his game.... would love to hear from an inside source.

I wonder what really went on at Oklahoma this year? Lon Kruger is a great coach whose teams exude discipline... until Trey Young showed up.... Now Young is a GREAT talent, but he showed less than zero discipline in his game.... would love to hear from an inside source.

I'm sure there were external "influences" at play. Sports Ill had an ill-timed story on him just as OU began their descent. Even though he grew up in Norman, OU was not high on mom and dad's (Rayford, who played at Texas Tech) list. Duke and Kansas were more to their liking. But Trey grew up going to OU games and OU is where he wanted to play. Pure speculation but I bet Trey started listening more to dad's coaching than Lon Kruger's.

Please consider posting players height when speaking about transfers.
Hearing about 25 6 foot 3 guys or 5 "11 guards isn't rocking my world. Would get more piqued if we knew more is all.

We don't need 3 more of the SAME type of player (SG /SF specifically).

It depends on what kind of system AG wants to run. If he wants to play a fast pace with high intensity D, then a traditional big is hard to fit into that. Having 4 athletic guys running the floor doesn't help if Sean Finn is trailing behind. And that's not hating on Sean. Just saying it depends on what AG wants to do.

I did a little reading on him. He was a very high profile commit for Anthony Grant, the No. 45 overall player and No. 1 in-state recruit in the class of 2014. A big time get for AG, who would be fired a year later.

So new coach, Avery Johnson enters the picture. Coleman stays and he really played well in his sophomore campaign. He scored a career-high 24 against Oregon that year, an eventual No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He also scored 21 against LSU in a big road win. However, he definitely had some poor games mixed in, including when he played against Dayton that year, scoring 3 points on 1-5 shooting with 1 assist and 3 turnovers.

But as a junior Coleman was almost assuredly going to lose minutes to Dazon Ingram, who was limited to 7 games that year due to injury. And then he was also going to have to compete with the coaches kid, Avery Johnson, Jr. who had sat out the previous year as a transfer in from Texas A&M. So he really kind of got forced out.

Coleman decides his best option is to transfer to Samford, the hometown school. Supposedly, they play more of the up tempo, run and gun style that Grant's teams were known for.

@jeffborzello
Syracuse sophomore Matthew Moyer announces he's transferring. Averaged 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds this season. Should have three years of eligibility after redshirting last year.

6'8 Forward from the Columbus area

He could be a good get. Great size. And a lot of potential as evidenced by an 18 point, 8 rebound game against UCONN at Madison Square Garden.

The one blemish on this kid is a bizarre incident in which Boeheim called his family out in a press conference saying he couldn't play Moyer in a game because he had a bad ankle and his dad didn't want him to play. https://www.nunesmagician.com/2018/3...nament-boeheim

A meddling father is no good (see Staten, Juwan) but Boeheim will whine and complain about pretty much anything and everything so I don't know what to think, except of course that I really despise Jim Boeheim.

Moyer I guess did legitimately hurt is ankle this year. Boeheim is a jerk off and has a pretty tight rotation. So falling out favor there with the guys they having coming back at forward and Bazley the McDonald's AA from Cincy at forward so I could see him getting pushed out of the picture.

Moyer was the 66th player in country out of high school per 247 and had a boatload of big offers from places

13.6 points per game...Led the Horizon League with 54 steals and 1.7 steals per game...Dished out 84 assists and averaged 4.3 rebounds per game...Scored in double figures 22 times and had eight games of 20 or more points

Originally Posted by lhsgolf19

Potential Transfer to possibly watch out for... Youngstown State 6'6" G Braun Hartfield out of Cleveland and played at Garfield Heights

Had good games against Butler and Depaul this year in OOC. Youngstown State is a bad team and the Horizon league is bad league now but he put up numbers on the Wright St and Northern Kentucky the 2 best teams in the league.

Didn't do much against Indiana. He was a recruit of the prior coach and YSU hired a Huggins disciple who wants to run a Press Virginia style system there

Numbers went down at the end of the year or he'd have had even better year stats wise

Had good games against Butler and Depaul this year in OOC. Youngstown State is a bad team and the Horizon league is bad league now but he put up numbers on the Wright St and Northern Kentucky the 2 best teams in the league.

Didn't do much against Indiana. He was a recruit of the prior coach and YSU hired a Huggins disciple who wants to run a Press Virginia style system there

Numbers went down at the end of the year or he'd have had even better year stats wise

Here's a guy who could be a grad transfer, Kameron Chatman for Detroit Mercy. 6'9 Forward who spent his first two years at Michigan. Put up 17.8ppg, 8.3 boards and 2.1 assists last year. Shot 41% from 3

He's testing the waters with the NBA draft right now but his dad was an assistant on the Detroit staff that just got canned today

Here's a guy who could be a grad transfer, Kameron Chatman for Detroit Mercy. 6'9 Forward who spent his first two years at Michigan. Put up 17.8ppg, 8.3 boards and 2.1 assists last year. Shot 41% from 3

He's testing the waters with the NBA draft right now but his dad was an assistant on the Detroit staff that just got canned today

Thanks for the info, OSU Flyer. He might be a good target. Solid stats, and after seeing the P5 and the low majors, maybe he’s ready for something in between.Posted via Mobile Device

Kameron put up some very strong numbers the second half of the season after riding the pine for two years at Michigan. It could be his game is blowing up. If so, the timing, size, and skill set would be an ideal fit. It appears he can shoot the ball from outside as well as power it into the paint. Kameron is the player X could have been.